Business Analyst

Business Analyst
Compensation:$65,400 - $88,500 plus profit sharing bonuses.
Location: Minneapolis, KS or Sidney, NE office (dependent on candidate’s location)

Influence continuous improvement and effectiveness in a growing, dynamic organization.
Huyett is a fast-growing master distributor and manufacturer of industrial fasteners. We have made a firm strategic commitment to embracing data analytics and continuous improvement as core competencies of our culture.  This role will serve as a leader for evaluating business requirements, analyzing business outcomes, recommending process improvements, and ensuring the successful follow-through of business improvement initiatives. A successful incumbent will bring a results-orientation, be ready to think outside the box, listen actively to the input of stakeholders, and enable our leadership team to see trends and draw inferences from what is otherwise a complex business, encompassing tens of thousands of products, customers, and a wide array of market channels and end markets.  We offer these benefits and more:

• Tri-annual profit sharing bonuses on top of regular pay.
• 401(k), with generous employer match and a year-one full vestment.
• Full benefits, including a free health insurance option for non-tobacco users.
• Generous paid-time-off policies, including paid holidays, bereavement, and parental leave.
• Comprehensive on-boarding training program.
• Great culture with respectful, friendly teammates.
• Supportive managerial feedback.

Culture, History, Vision: Huyett is a 115-year-old privately held firm that is family owned, with a strong entrepreneurial and community-based orientation. With a unique go-to-market strategy encompassing best-in-class e-commerce; one of the industry’s only direct sales forces; an exquisite customer service experience; and strong data analytics functions to enable management to make intelligent decisions, the company has a very bright future, and sales and earnings have exploded over the past four years.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather and document business requirements, ensuring clarity and alignment with organizational goals.  Evaluate competing requirements across teams to align tools and solutions to "highest and best use."
• Conduct data analysis to provide insights into trends, patterns, and opportunities.  Create and document success targets to provide teams insight to impact and implementation of efforts.
• Partner with subject matter experts to identify and recommend process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.  Ensure adherence to best practices around process documentation and roll-out in all impacted departments.
• Collaborate with teams to implement global enhancements that support the overall profitability, scalability, sustainability and wellness of the organization.
• Effectively communicate findings and recommendations to stakeholders and senior management including but not limited to project charters, Return-on-Investment forecasts, post-project evaluations and follow up, and support of newly implemented projects.  Encourage accountability on deliverables related to cross functional efforts.

Ideal Qualifications:

• Proven Organizational Change Management experience, experience managing projects, and stakeholder management skills.
• Degree in Business, Finance, or other relevant fields is beneficial, not required.
• Excellent time management and problem resolution skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Internal sense of customer service and team play.
• Elevated literacy in Microsoft Office programs. Expert level Excel skills required.
• Experience with analytics tools such as Microsoft PowerBI or similar platforms.
• Ability to think 'on your feet' and react to stakeholder inquiries appropriately.
• Extensive learning agility and a strong desire to learn new skills.
• Ability to work at a desk full-time.

Work Environment: Office setting with friendly, out-going, team-oriented staff. Candidates should anticipate a very fast-paced, productive work environment. Occasionally, the candidate will work in our manufacturing plant environment to interface with operations teammates.  This environment includes exposure to high temperatures, moving machinery, moving equipment, heights, and confined spaces.

EEOE: Huyett is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.

To Learn More About Huyett:

• See www.huyett.com to learn about the company’s products, services and commercial offerings.
• See https://www.huyett.com/about-us to learn about company history, leadership, and management practices.